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Martin Beck series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö are set in Sweden.

Rebecka wrote: "I personally don't see why it matters, the important thing is for Jonas Gardell to be translated into other languages."

But the trilogy shouldn't be combined with only the first book on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.

Tytti, you are right. Now I understand what you were getting at. I am not sure about goodreads guidelines for situations like this. One of their librarians could probably sort it out, if it was brought to their attention.

Rebecka wrote: " I am not sure about goodreads guidelines for situations like this. One of their librarians could probably sort it out, if it was brought to their attention."

They should be separated but it frankly I can't be bothered right now because I'm not reading it, and my French isn't that good, either. Also we GR librarians are volunteers and not in any way connected with GR.

Monkiecat, how exciting!

Tytti, I didn't realize that you are a GR librarian.

Not sure if Anne Holt has been mentioned, but her Hanne Wilhelmsen series is set in Norway. is the first in the series.

A choice between two

The Orange Girl
The World According to Anna

Where is I'm Traveling Alone set?

Swathi wrote: "Where is I'm Traveling Alone set?"

From the reviews and description (particularly the mention of Oslo), it looks like it takes place in Norway, of which Oslo is the capital.

Christina wrote: "Swathi wrote: "Where is I'm Traveling Alone set?"

From the reviews and description (particularly the mention of Oslo), it looks like it takes place in Norway, of which Oslo is the ..."

Oh cool! So i can read it for this prompt right?

Swathi wrote: "Christina wrote: "Swathi wrote: "Where is I'm Traveling Alone set?"

From the reviews and description (particularly the mention of Oslo), it looks like it takes place in Norway, of ..."

Definitely! :)

Thank you Christina :)

There seems to be some debate some sources count Iceland and finland some don't i think those can count.

Thomas wrote: "There seems to be some debate some sources count Iceland and finland some don't i think those can count."

Well they don't. The sources that claim they are, are simply wrong. I don't know how many times this has to be said.

Tytti wrote: "Thomas wrote: "There seems to be some debate some sources count Iceland and finland some don't i think those can count."

Well they don't. The sources that claim they are, are simply wrong. I don't..."
No actually this is a matter of opinion
Scandinavia can refer to the Scandanavian Peninsula which includes them. You may disagree and your entitled to your opinion.

Thomas wrote: "No actually this is a matter of opinion
Scandinavia can refer to the Scandanavian Peninsula which includes them."

No, it is NOT a matter of opinion. And if it were, then my/our opinion would actually trump yours.

Also I have never heard of Iceland being on the Scandinavian peninsula, and if you want to include Finland then it's Fennoscandia.

A Man Called Ove counts. I’m so excited to finally get to this book.

I created this list to help: /list/show/1...
and would appreciate some help adding to it!

Tytti wrote: "Thomas wrote: "No actually this is a matter of opinion
Scandinavia can refer to the Scandanavian Peninsula which includes them."

No, it is NOT a matter of opinion. And if it were, then my/our opin..."

This discussion has been really interesting!! I think we all have strong feelings about regional definitions that apply to where we live. (I can tell you that people in New York State get REALLY heated up about what "upstate New York" means. And, no, Yonkers and White Plains are NOT "upstate New York." ) And Popsugar isn't helping any, because the book they suggest for this category is ... set in Finland.

I think many people who do not live in Scandinavia thought it was a geographic region. But it's actually a cultural/language group, and I just learned (on Reddit of all places) that Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish languages are all very closely related, and can mostly be understood by fellow Scandinavians, but Finnish is incomprehensible and might as well be Chinese. Is that true? I had no idea! I am hopelessly mono-lingual.

I gently suggest that we all accept the definition of Scandinavia as given to us by our Scandinavian members: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Of course you may read any book you like, there are no Challenge police, there is no "cheating," and any category can be stretched as much as any reader needs.

Nadine wrote: "I gently suggest that we all accept the definition of Scandinavia as given to us by our Scandinavian members: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.."

^^ This ^^^

Nadine wrote: "This discussion has been really interesting!! I think we all have strong feelings about regional definitions that apply to where we live. (I can tell you that people in New York State get REALLY he..."

Well said Nadine! I also had to laugh about your comparison to New York because my cousins who live in the Hudson River Valley get very upset when I tell people they live "Upstate". Many of my friends consider anything north of the Bronx to be upstate NY. lol

My fall back book for this prompt is Beartown but I would prefer to read an author I'm unfamiliar with so I am going to go back and read through the thread again to see if anything else appeals. Hopefully there will be more suggestions from members who live in Scandinavian countries as well.

I once got into a tremendously heated argument with someone online who insisted that The American Slave Trade should be called something different prior to 1776. I tried to explain to him that this is a continent, not just a country - and the reason it is called "of America" is again - because it's a continent. Regardless, it turned extremely heated - but in that case, we both lived in the USA.

For myself, I'm going with the narrower definition and sticking with Sweden: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

Does anyone know if Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow is set in Scandinavia? I know it's a retelling of a fairytale but I have something else that will fit there.

Thomas wrote: "Tytti wrote: "Thomas wrote: "No actually this is a matter of opinion
Scandinavia can refer to the Scandanavian Peninsula which includes them."

No, it is NOT a matter of opinion. And if it were, th..."

It is NOT the English (speakers) who get to define this, you don't rule the whole world. And it wouldn't hurt to learn to respect other countries and their cultures and people, either. The Oxford dictionary is wrong in this case.

If you want to include Finland and Iceland, then it's the Nordic countries, but Scandinavia is only Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It's based on history, geography, culture, language etc. (e.g. Scandinavians were Vikings, Finns were not). And Finnish is not a Scandinavian language, it's not even Indo-European, which means that Russian and English are closer than Finnish and Swedish.

Linda wrote: "Nadine wrote: "I gently suggest that we all accept the definition of Scandinavia as given to us by our Scandinavian members: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.."

^^ This ^^^"

A million times this.


As someone who lives in Scotland, I know how offensive it is when it's suggested that our capital city is London. I'd be pissed if someone picked a book set in, say, Sheffield if there was a Scottish book prompt. I think the people who live in a place are kind of the authority, right?

I second Wolf Winter. It takes place in the north of Sweden in 1717. It's a mystery. I read it this year and loved it.

There's also The Unbroken Line of the Moon set during the Viking age when the Nordic countries began to be Christianised.

Edit: I also highly recommend the whole City Novels series. It follows the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, from the 1860s to the 1960s (I think, around there), as well as a group of families. One really get to read how Stockholm and Sweden change from a poor country to the modern state. The first book is City of My Dreams.

The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell

Olivia wrote: "Does anyone know if Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow is set in Scandinavia? I know it's a retelling of a fairytale but I have something else that will fit there."

I believe so, though it doesn't really specify. I have read the book but it didn't resonate with me the way the other Jessica Day George books did. But I think the word for polar bear, Isborn, is sort of a bastardized term of the Norwegian word. And the original fairy tale is definitely Norse.

Juliebean wrote: "I believe so, though it doesn't really specify. I have read the book but it didn't resonate with me the way the other Jessica Day George books did. But I think the word for polar bear, Isborn, is sort of a bastardized term of the Norwegian word. And the original fairy tale is definitely Norse. "

Thanks!

Emelie wrote: "I also highly recommend the whole City Novels series. It follows the capital of Sweden, Stockholm, from the 1860s to the 1960s (I think, around there), as well as a group of families. One really get to read how Stockholm and Sweden change from a poor country to the modern state. The first book is City of My Dreams. ..."

Oh this sounds perfect, thanks! I love this type of book, it sounds similar to Rutherfurd's epics about London, Paris, New York, etc. but as a series instead of one long novel.

I want to finish reading Sofies verden (Sophie's World), and I'm probably also going to continue reading the SKAM manuscripts (continuing with Skam Sesong 2 : Noora. I also want to read Hvite jenter kan ikke synge blues and PÃ¥ motorveiene, both of which are about road trips through Europe, but hopefully/likely also set in Norway.

Sarah wrote: "Linda wrote: "Nadine wrote: "I gently suggest that we all accept the definition of Scandinavia as given to us by our Scandinavian members: Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.."

^^ This ^^^"

A million ti..."
I see your point and i will probably read something set in Norway as i have family there. I apologize for any offence caused by the Iceland thing. I suppose i frustrated because people aeem to be able to stretch other prompts as they wish (e.g if the prompt says becoming a movie in 2019 lets count a film being developed that wont be relased until long after 2019 or if it says yousee someone reading it in a film why not one someone mentions in a film without you actually seeing the book). I apologize can anyone recommend a book in Norway heritage is a big thing in my family.

Kenya wrote: "I absolutely refuse to read another Nordic noir book... so it looks like it's A Man Called Ove for me."

Can't recommend that book highly enough! Have the tissues close at hand, but know that (at least IMHO) it ends on a hopeful/high note. :) (It's not all sad!)

Thomas, why not go with Sigrid Undset, a nobel prize laureate. She is Norwegian and her books are set in Norway.

Rebecka wrote: "Thomas, why not go with Sigrid Undset, a nobel prize laureate. She is Norwegian and her books are set in Norway."

Thanks will look her up

Rebecka wrote: "Thomas, why not go with Sigrid Undset, a nobel prize laureate. She is Norwegian and her books are set in Norway."

Yeah she has a great selection will use something from her.

Thomas wrote: "I see your point and i will probably read something set in Norway as i have family there. I apologize for any offence caused by the Iceland thing. I suppose i frustrated because people aeem to be able to stretch other prompts as they wish"

Well, I doubt that, for example, people from Ireland would like it if you kept referring to them as British and saying they lived in Britain, after you had already been corrected. People generally don't like it when their own culture, language and identity are being ignored and diminished, at least I don't. We even had to fight for ours, and they are not Scandinavian.

The Martin Beck murder mysteries are set in Sweden. Maj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö

For short stories, there's A Darker Shade of Sweden: Original Stories by Sweden's Greatest Crime Writers

And there's this for Norway: The House by the Fjord.

I'm going to reread the first Martin Beck book, Roseanna; it's been decades since I read it.

I think I will wait until the end of the year for this one and hope that The Girl Who Lived Twice gets published before the end of 2019. The expected release date is August 22nd 2019.

Thomas wrote: "Rebecka wrote: "Thomas, why not go with Sigrid Undset, a nobel prize laureate. She is Norwegian and her books are set in Norway."

Thanks will look her up"

I'm glad I could help :)

I guess it's time to finally read A Man Called Ove, lol.

I really liked Norwegian By Night by Derek B. Miller. It was one of my favorites I read last year.

Britt-Marie was here by Fredrick Backman is also becoming a Movie this year (Swedish Movie, but nobody said you had to Watch it ;))

Would The Little Book of Hygge work? It is about 'the Danish way'. Non-fiction books can habe a 'setting' so to speak.

Chantal wrote: "Would The Little Book of Hygge work? It is about 'the Danish way'. Non-fiction books can have a 'setting' so to speak."

The Woman in Cabin 10!

Sofia wrote: "Britt-Marie was here by Fredrick Backman is also becoming a Movie this year (Swedish Movie, but nobody said you had to Watch it ;))"
True you might pick a book for the movie prompt that you end up not liking so then why would you watch the film

If you are after something a bit more horror then I recommend Let the Right One In.

As I now live in Sweden I intend to read something set in Norway for this challenge. I just haven't made up my mind what yet.

I’m reading The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz. It’s book four in the Lesbeth Salander/Millenium series all of which are set in Sweden. There’s a sixth book in the series coming out later this year so I’m trying to catch up.